Rocker attachment.



. P. H. MEINHART.

ROCKER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEc.23. I913.

1,227,062. PatentedMay 22, 1917.

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PAUL H. MEINHART, or MARION, OHIO.

ROCKER ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL H. ,MEINHART, a citizen of the United States, residin at Marion, in the countyof Marion and tate of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Rocker Attachments; and I do hereby declare-the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will [enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i c,

My invention'relates to new and useful improvements in rockers and moreparticularly to an attachment therefor which consists of cushioning means adapted to be se-' cured to the tread portion of the ends of the rocker. n

An important object of my invention is to provide an attachment of the character which when secured to the tread portion of a rocker adjacent each end thereof, prevents jarring incident to rocking of the chair and provides an even rocking action.

Another important object is to provide an attachment of the. character described which is extremely simple as toconstruction, which may be readily attached to rockers of all kinds, and which is cheap to manufacture.

The above and additional objects are ac-.

complished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claim which is appended hereto and forms a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment taken through myattachment showing the,

detail construction thereof and the arrangement of washers in each end to facilitate ri 'd securing of the attachment.

eferring to the drawings by characters of reference, 1 designates my attachment as an entirety which is adaptedto be secured adjacent each end of the tread portion of a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 23, 1913. Serial No. 808,404.

rocker 2 by screws or other suitable fastening means.

Theattachment 1 consists of an elongated piecefof suitable rubber being tapered toward one end as at 3 and provided at its larger end with an enlarged approximately circular offset portion 4. Embedded within the offset portion 4 is an annular washer 5. An opening 6 is formed centrally through the portion 4 and the opening in the washer 5 registers with the opening 6; Suitable fastening means may be inserted through the opening 6 and washer 5 and is held against accidental withdrawal by its engagement with the washer 5 which serves to reinforce the portion 4.

The smaller end of the attachment 1 is provided with an opening 7 and an embedded washer 8 similar to the one 5. Suitable fastening means not shown is adapted to be inserted through the opening 7 for the purpose of securing the attachment 1 to the rocker 2.

To attach the attachment 1 to the rocker, two of the attachments 1 are arranged longitudinally of the rocker 2 adjacent each end of the tread portion thereof and so that the enlarged portion 1- of each attachment is outermost with respect to the ends of the rocker 2, and the securing means is then inserted through the openings 6 and 7 in the attachments for the purpose of securing the attachment to the rocker.

The cushions are secured to the treads of the rockers in spaced relation to the points ofnormal contact of treads with the floor, t

so that under normal conditionsthe weight of the chair or its and an occupants weight are not borne by the cushions, which weight or weights would if normally borne by the cushion soon destroy the elastic or cushion-- ing qualities. This arrangement of the cushions also permits the chair to be rocked in both directions by limited degrees, before the cushions are brought into play, and permits the chair to be freely slid from to place to place without being retarded by the'cushioning members coming in contact with the floor. The cushions mcrease 1n thickness from their inner to their outer ends so that 7 their elasticity of cushioning action will increase by the rocking in direct proportion to the increase in the degree of rocking of the chair. The enlarged heads at the outer ends of the cushions serve to limit the rocking of the chair in both directions. I

It will thus be apparent with reference to the foregoing description and accompanying drawings that there has been provided an article of manufacture consisting of an attachment for rockers which is cheap to manufacture, simple as to construction and which is capable of being readily attached to rockers of all characters.

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above de' scription, as the preferred embodiment, is the most eiticieut and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claim.

lVhat is claimed is In combination, a rocker, a pair of elongated cushion members secured to the opposite ends of the tread of the rocker in spaced relation to the point oi normal contact of the tread with the floor, each cushion includ ing an elongated body tapering from its inner to its outer end and having an enlarged circular head formed on the under side of its outer end, the inner end of each of said cushioning members being at a point spaced from the normal contact of the tread with the floor thus permitting the chair to be moved about over the floor without lifting the same bodily therefrom, said enlarged outer ends of each gripping member permitting the elasticity of the cushioning are tion to be gradually developed when rocking the chair and also serving to limit the rocking motion of the chair in either direction to prevent the same from being tilted over.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL H. lllEINHAR'l. Witnesses C. H. FiNLnY, Z. B. HoUGHToN.

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